Lighted gaming bag

• US 8,277,344 B2
• Filed: 06/16/2009
• Issued: 10/02/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 06/16/2009
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Maxroi, LLC
• Original Assignee: Maxroi, LLC
• Inventors: Cea, Todd A., Urban, Russell A., Kovac, Ronald E.
• Primary Examiner(s): WONG, STEVEN B
• Application Number:
  US12/485,493
• Publication Number:
  US 20100317470A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,204 Days
• Field of Search: 473/570, 473/571, 473/577, 473/594, 446/46, 446/47, 273/DIG.24
• US Class Current: 473/570
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2037/082 Granular, e.g. comprising beads
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 43/06 with illuminating devices ; with reflective surfaces
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 67/06 Ring or disc tossing games , e.g. quoits; Throwing or tossing games, e.g. using balls; Games for manually rolling balls, e.g. marbles

Abstract

A gaming bag including at least one outer wall defining a cavity, at least one light emitting source positioned adjacent the at least one outer wall, a filling material disposed within the cavity, and wherein the at least one light emitting source provides illumination. A method of lighting a gaming bag comprising the steps of providing a gaming bag comprising at least one outer wall defining a cavity, at least one light emitting source positioned adjacent the at least one wall, a shock sensor within the cavity, a filling material within the cavity, and wherein the at least one light emitting source provides illumination, tossing the gaming bag, measuring a force with the shock sensor upon impact with a surface, activating the light emitting source when the force is greater than the predetermined threshold, and deactivating the light emitting source after a predetermined amount of time.

Claims

1. A gaming bag comprising:

at least one outer wall defining a cavity;

at least one light emitting source maintained adjacent the at least one outer wall;

a filling material sealed within the cavity; and

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wherein the at least one light emitting source provides illumination; and

wherein the light emitting source is secured proximate a perimeter of the at least one outer wall and the bag further comprises at least one mounting loop extending away from the at least one wall and the light emitting source is secured to the perimeter by the at least one mounting loop.

2. The gaming bag of claim 1, further comprising a sensor wherein the sensor activates the light emitting source.

3. The gaming bag of claim 2 wherein the sensor is a shock sensor and the light emitting source is activated by the shock sensor receiving greater than a threshold impact force.

4. The gaming bag of claim 3 wherein the light emitting source is activated for a predetermined period of time after receiving greater than the threshold impact force.

5. The gaming bag of claim 1, further comprising a control panel wherein the control panel operates the at least one light emitting source.

6. The gaming bag of claim 5 wherein the control panel and the at least one light emitting source are disposed within the cavity.

7. The gaming bag of claim 1, wherein the at least one outer wall defines a corner and the light emitting source is secured within the corner.

8. The gaming bag of claim 1, wherein the light emitting source is at least one light-emitting diode.

9. The gaming bag of claim 1 wherein the light emitting source comprises at least one glow stick wherein the at least one glow stick is secured within the at least one mounting loop.

10. The gaming bag of claim 9 wherein the glow stick is frictionally engaged within the at least one mounting loop.

11. The gaming bag of claim 9 wherein the bag is generally square in shape and has four sides and the at least one mounting loop is eight mounting loops with two of the mounting loops disposed adjacent each other on each of the sides;

and the at least one glow stick is four glow sticks with each glow stick being secured within two adjacent mounting loops.

12. The gaming bag of claim 1, wherein the at least one light emitting source is disposed within the at least one outer wall and the illumination is visible through the at least one outer wall.

13. The gaming bag of claim 1, further comprising a battery wherein the battery powers the light emitting source.

14. The gaming bag of claim 13 wherein the at least one wall is releasably sealed to facilitate replacement of the battery.

15. A gaming bag comprising:

at least one outer wall defining a cavity;

at least one light emitting source maintained adjacent the at least one outer wall, wherein the at least one light emitting source provides illumination;

a filling material sealed within the cavity;

a control panel wherein the control panel operates the at least one light emitting source;

wherein the control panel and the at least one light emitting source are disposed within the cavity; and

wherein the at least one light emitting source is free floating within the cavity but is maintained adjacent the outer wall of the bag;

wherein the gaming bag is substantially square in shape and has four corners, and wherein the at least one light emitting source is four light emitting sources and each of the light emitting sources is maintained in one of the corners.

16. A gaming bag comprising:

at least one outer wall defining a cavity;

at least one light emitting source maintained adjacent the at least one outer wall;

a filling material sealed within the cavity; and

wherein the at least one light emitting source provides illumination; and

wherein the light emitting source is secured proximate a perimeter of the at least one outer wall; and

the at least one outer wall defines a corner and the light emitting sources is secured within the corner;

wherein the gaming bag is substantially square in shape and has four corners; and

wherein the at least one light emitting source is four light emitting sources and each of the light emitting sources is located in one of the corners of the square gaming bag.

17. The gaming bag as defined in claim 16, wherein the at least one light emitting source is secured to the corner by one of stitches or adhesive.